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A President Out of Control
Stephen Rohde on Katy Tur's "Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History."
Stephen RohdeNov 28, 2017
Eerie, Exalted Fantasy
On the career of a brilliant, neglected fabulist.
Rob LathamNov 28, 2017
- SF
“Reader, Have You Not Heard?”: On “Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry”
Sibelan Forrester praises “Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry,” a biography-cum-anthology of Konstantin Batyushkov, presented by Peter France.
Sibelan ForresterNov 28, 2017
- Around the World
- Poetry
Jennifer S. Cheng in Conversation with Vi Khi Nao
Vi Khi Nao interviews poet Jennifer S. Cheng, author of "House A" and "MOON: LETTERS, MAPS, POEMS."
Vi Khi NaoNov 28, 2017
Lisbon: Beyond What the Tourist Should See
Casey Walker on Fernando Pessoa, Teolinda Gersão, and the mysteries of Lisbon.
Nov 27, 2017
The Anxiety of Intimacy in Hiromi Kawakami’s “The Nakano Thrift Shop”
M. W. Larson visits Hiromi Kawakami's "The Nakano Thrift Shop."
M. W. LarsonNov 27, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Real Cut of Diamond Rings
Amy Guth examines our cultural obsession with diamond rings as symbols of engagement.
Amy GuthNov 27, 2017
A Threshold Is an Opening
Frances McDonald and Whitney Trettien on their new digital journal, "thresholds."
Frances McDonald, Whitney TrettienNov 27, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism
The Olfactory Factory: Wolfgang Hilbig’s Old Rendering Plant
Nathan Scott McNamara reflects on the hyper-sensory elements of Wolfgang Hilbig's "Old Rendering Plant."
Nathan Scott McNamaraNov 27, 2017
Won’t Get Fooled Again: Malcolm Harris’s “Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials”
Jacqui Shine reviews Malcolm Harris’s “Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials.”
Jacqui ShineNov 26, 2017
- Politics
Paradoxes of Incarnation: Medieval Allegory Revisited
In defense of allegory.
John FarrellNov 26, 2017
- Literary Criticism
25 Years After November 26, 1992
Sarah Hoenicke reflects on Sandra M. Gilbert's poem "November 26, 1992: Thanksgiving at the Sea Ranch, Contemplating Metempsychosis.
Sarah HoenickeNov 26, 2017
LARB Radio Hour: Liska Jacobs’s "Catalina": A Crash and Burn Tale for Our Times; Plus Chris Kraus’s "Video Green"
Author Liska Jacobs joins LARB to discuss her heralded first novel "Catalina."
LARB Radio HourNov 26, 2017
Transcending Boundaries: An Interview with Vandana Singh
A major Indian SF author discusses science, colonialism, and climate change.
Kylie KorsnackNov 25, 2017
- SF
Computation de Texte
James Edward Draney on Dennis Tenen's "Plain Text: The Poetics of Computation."
James Edward DraneyNov 25, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Science & Technology
The Trouble with Big Science
Jim Kozubek on the potential problems of profiteering in biotech.
Jim KozubekNov 25, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Science & Technology